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Yiddish Folksong (The Music of the Yiddish Folksong)
… and language of oral creation of the Ashkenazi Jews of both Western and Eastern Europe, whereas in the latter region it was influenced by … the folksongs of the Ashkenazi Jews bare resemblance to Western European folksongs, Slavic songs from different …

Karaite Jews Musical Tradition
… the spiritual center of the Karaites was balanced between Europe and the Near East. During the next few hundred years, … number of musical systems, some of which resemble the Western musical modes and scales. Although, for the most … a form of synthesis, as contact between the Eastern and Western communities became closer; the intricacies of …
Brakha Tzefira
… as well as that of the Ashkenazi teachers who came from a Western European background, to the oriental melodies. Jehoash … the recognition of the acceptance of their own music among Western teachers. Her success in Shefeyah motivated her …
Elohim Eshala
… the “Middle East,” underscores the composer's classical European upbringing in inter-war Warsaw as well as his … of the melody of Elohim Eshala by Israeli composers of Western art and popular music during the 1950’s. … to create a new Israeli sound that will combine modern Western compositional techniques with the “authentic” …
Priestly Blessing- Birkat Kohanim
… Blessing is recited changes from place to place. The western Sephardic communities limited the blessing to the Sabbath, holidays, and the High Holy Days. The central European Ashkenazim limited it to the Three Pilgrimage … the congregation recites the response verses. Central and Western Europe The Ashkenazis of Central Europe used to …
Almonds and Raisins
… of these films deal with issues that arose with the eastern European Jewish immigrants who arrived in New York in the … from the film featuring a short segment from a Yiddish Western Film : … 9 … 34248 … … 1984 … Yiddish Films … …
Representations of Jews in the Musical Theater of the Habsburg Empire (1788-1807)
… parallels existed and exploring them sheds new light on the European perception of Jews at this time. David Buch’s new … the earliest identifiable musical depictions of Jews in European theater (specifically in the Habsburg Empire during … 9 … 23114 … 9415 … 2012 … Jews … Theater … Theater music … Western Europe … Opera … David J. Buch … Edwin Seroussi … …

Responsorial Singing
… Although the responsorial form declined in Eastern Europe, largely due to the dominating musical role of the ḥ azzan , it remained significant feature of Western Ashkenazic ( minhag ashkenaz ) synagogue song. The …
Ofer Ronen
… at a young age moved to the northern village Abirim, in the western Galilee. He began playing the guitar at a young … performed in several festivals and venues in Israel and Europe. His group Ancient Groove received the KunstenIsrael …
Shofet Kol Ha'aretz
… 13 th century containing our poem (twice) is the French (Western Ashkenazi) order of prayers for the High Holy Days, … poem, and obviously it indicates that in the circle of the (Western Ashkenazi) users of this manuscript there was an … liturgical poems such as Shofet kol ha’aretz to Eastern Europe. When Shofet kol ha’aretz appeared in printed prayers …